Want to know what your neighbors are talking about? Here’s a list of the most recent comments on the blog (from newest to oldest).
- Kathy Cook left a comment on Fall Town Meeting: Neary Roof may (or may not) be on the Warrant To make what I said and didn't say correctly at the Select Board meeting on September 2nd clear - If the project that the Neary Building Committee bro... September 05 09:31
- JACK BARRON left a comment on Town won’t request MSBA funding extension for Neary Project I do hope a group of interested citizens keep an eye on the likely legislation similar to what New Hampshire Passed last week pertaining to VOUCHERS f... August 27 20:49
- John Kendall left a comment on Town taking steps towards remediating contaminated parcel on Atwood St Don’t blow this off! The longer it is postponed, the more it will cost. That plot of land NEEDS remediation due to lead.... August 26 17:17
- Al Hamilton left a comment on Select Board to discuss extending MSBA funding to keep Neary project possibility alive (Updated) Beth Yes, I did the initial analysis of the survey. The full analysis can be found at the end of the Select Board Packet: https://www.southborough... August 26 08:58
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Select Board to discuss extending MSBA funding to keep Neary project possibility alive (Updated) Why We Shouldn’t Spend $100 Million to Build a School Next to a Dump Southborough just spent $4 million ... August 26 08:25
- Diane Romm left a comment on US News boosts Algonquin’s “best high school” ranking PS: As was brought to the attention of ARHS two years ago, Westborough Highdoes a nice job of separating out the requirements for the UMass System as... August 23 17:57
- Diane Romm left a comment on US News boosts Algonquin’s “best high school” ranking And, since I researched this topic previously, I'd like to share with you some data may exemplify the expression, "figures don't lie; liars figure." ... August 21 11:16
- Diane Romm left a comment on US News boosts Algonquin’s “best high school” ranking PS: An indirect and definitely unscientific way to see what students are going to selective colleges is to look at their Instagram pages: https://... August 21 10:21
- Diane Romm left a comment on US News boosts Algonquin’s “best high school” ranking Hi Beth, I note that you mentioned that the "methodologies are clearly geared for determining which schools are best for students to get into a selec... August 21 09:56
- JACK BARRON left a comment on US News boosts Algonquin’s “best high school” ranking Thank you for the U.S. News high school ranking. I think it is something for the town to be proud of. We always have supported the High School and wor... August 20 20:46
- Diane Romm left a comment on Globe advocates repealing law that stops NSBORO from creating “in-house bus service” Interesting. I want to point out that the article does report that: "Glenn Koocher, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of Sc... August 20 11:14
- John Kendall left a comment on BOH bans convenience store sales of nicotine pouches Cordaville Market, formerly known as Fitzy’s, is the only business mentioned. What about the others?... August 13 20:15
- Patricia Burns Fiore left a comment on Southborough teen launches ice cream business Congratulations to this young ice cream entrepreneur! I visited Connor last weekend. Personally, I highly recommend the salted caramel pretzel or the ... August 12 21:32
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Southborough teen launches ice cream business Oreo ice cream with big chunks of Oreo cookies…. OMG... August 06 17:11
- Thomas Grillo left a comment on Southborough teen launches ice cream business Great story, but the prices should be included.... August 05 20:33
- James Eastland left a comment on Southborough teen launches ice cream business A great story and some really yummy ice cream. Richardson's ice cream is very rich and creamy with some unique flavors. Well worth a visit!... August 05 10:48
- Michael Nute left a comment on Take the School Building Survey (Updated) FWIW I thought this was a well designed survey and I’m curious to see the results. I do hope we can reach as many people in town as possible. As Al ... July 31 11:04
- Diane Romm left a comment on Take the School Building Survey (Updated) Does anyone know whether they are going to conduct a random sampling in addition to targeting specific populations, like those who go to the Senior Ce... July 30 11:59
- John Gulbankian left a comment on Wastewater Study Update The History of why Southborough isn't connected to any sewer system is that the previous boards didn't want the town to be a "Bedroom Community" and r... July 29 08:22
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Wastewater Study Update Before we charge off in a Don Quixote-style pursuit of lower residential tax rates, it would be wise to pause and consider the impact that commercial ... July 27 12:05
- John Gulbankian left a comment on Transfer Station stickers (and an update on illegal use complaints) To be Clear; I only emailed Mr Hamilton. I'm glad that finally it is getting some exposure to the continuing issue. It's not fair to everyone t... July 25 14:47
- John Kendall left a comment on St Matthew’s shares news of Scholarship Recipients Congratulations to all the recipients. Make your families proud!... July 24 18:17
- Mike Pojani left a comment on Wastewater Study Update Jack is absolutely correct. If they develop the area for multiple business it is on them to foot the bill for construction and maintenance not the tax... July 20 08:14
- JACK BARRON left a comment on Wastewater Study Update Waste Water (Known as sewerage) is a waste of money for this town. We need to attract development (such as the dell retail project) that can build and... July 18 09:04
- Brian Beauvais left a comment on DPW Roads Update I hope the town votes on funding the improvements to road rehabilitation. In my opinion the conditions are not great and borderline unsafe on some spe... July 17 14:50
- JACK BARRON left a comment on Developer pitches zoning change to allow a retail project on old EMC parcel sounds like a serious proposal. No added students to our schools so no need to Build,Build Build. Limited sewer needs, retail unless it has food servi... July 16 21:02
- Diane Romm left a comment on School Bus Update: Plans for improving safety, reliability, and responsiveness (Updated) I am sorry that I neglected to include this quote from an article in the Community Advocate: "Many school systems in eastern Massachusetts have been ... July 12 09:17
- Diane Romm left a comment on School Bus Update: Plans for improving safety, reliability, and responsiveness (Updated) Here is the meeting to which i am referring in my original post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhhQsPCim6U&list=PLk479TOxptkWbSsy2P7olMPLgA4g... July 12 08:56
- Diane Romm left a comment on School Bus Update: Plans for improving safety, reliability, and responsiveness (Updated) The Community Advocate published an article back in January about what was happening with the bus situation: https://www.communityadvocate.com/educati... July 11 08:17
- Philip Robbins left a comment on CA: With over 27,000 subscribers, this Southborough teen is on the forefront of fire safety I'd like to contact Tim about his collection. Any help would be appreciated.... July 10 19:55
- John Kendall left a comment on SFD working to develop Jr. Fire Academy I would love to see this come to fruition.... July 09 16:09
- Diane Romm left a comment on Appointments made to new, expanded PreK-8 building committee Thank you, as always, Beth, for summarizing the meeting for the public. The new k-8 Committee looks to be comprised of individuals with the requisit... July 03 18:41
- Diane Romm left a comment on The week in government I noticed "b." on the agenda for tonight's Select Board meeting: b. Interview/appoint Mike Nute for Capital Improvement and Planning Committee ... July 01 17:54
- Diane Romm left a comment on Tricentennial Brick Fundraiser: Group Discount Another Brick Campaign? If you look at the ARHS Boosters website, they have been promoting a Brick Campaign since 2021: https://arhsboosters.com/ ... July 01 09:27
- John Kendall left a comment on Select Board allowing 21 Highland Future Use Committee to expire before completing its work (Updated – Again) Time to stop dragging our feet and sell the building... June 25 12:00
- Diane Romm left a comment on Shop for bargains at the “Community Yard Sale” — Saturday What a great idea. I have an ice cream maker and an electric fondue set, both of which were only used a couple of times. If someone would like to sel... June 17 07:54
- Diane Romm left a comment on School Committee’s next steps post-Neary vote Beth, Thank you for your thorough recap of that meeting. There's one thing I noticed when I watched the video, and that was how the 3-4 principals o... June 15 08:08
- Carl Guyer left a comment on Hearing on Transfer Station regs & fees — Tuesday Just for starters, the use of the term “non-seniors” is a bit of a linguistic somersault. What’s next—do we start referring to voters at Town ... June 13 09:55
- Mike Pojani left a comment on Hearing on Transfer Station regs & fees — Tuesday Here we go again increasing costs for senior citizens to utilize the town facilities! We have been paying town taxes in this town for 42 years and now... June 12 16:55
- Ryan Newell left a comment on Safe Driving News: SPD Member honored by MADD; JPPP was partially sponsored by DA (Updated) Thank you, Beth. Small correction for the article: The arrest data submitted to MADD was from Jan 2024 through Dec 2024. Thank you.... June 12 09:28
- Becka Dente left a comment on Letter: Withdraw the MSBA application for a new Neary I have to ask Al - if we are so certain that a single vote is representative & that no one changes their mind - why won't you respect the vote of ... June 11 17:33
- John Gulbankian left a comment on Hearing on Transfer Station regs & fees — Tuesday It would better served to the town residents that there is some form of enforcement being done. The majority of commercial contractors using the tr... June 11 16:53
- Diane Romm left a comment on Update on Neary/school building project next steps (Updated) Since I thought I was posing a reasonable question, I decided to go to the MSBA website and research the Accelerated Repair Program. Indeed, it state... June 10 21:12
- Diane Romm left a comment on Update on Neary/school building project next steps (Updated) Thanks, Beth. However, the funds were from the MSBA (Massachusetts School Building Authority). If MSBA knew at that time that the SCHOOL would be cl... June 10 20:29
- Diane Romm left a comment on Update on Neary/school building project next steps (Updated) After reading the recap, it sounds like we are still going around in circles, especially with reference to the final paragraph of your post. Again, it... June 09 19:10
- Kelly Conklin left a comment on Letter: Withdraw the MSBA application for a new Neary The votes were counted; no one is disputing that. The majority of the Select Board is looking to reassess all options in order to provide a clear, fac... June 07 13:01
- Jessica Devine left a comment on SOLF Presents: Jack in the Pulpit I have a few Jack in the Pulpit plants in my wooded garden that popped up a few years ago. Every year critters eat it to the ground so I've never seen... June 07 10:58
- Katie Barry left a comment on Letter: Withdraw the MSBA application for a new Neary If the New Neary project is to remain under consideration, it must first be thoroughly re-evaluated. The true cost and impact on taxpayers should be r... June 06 13:05
- Diane Romm left a comment on Perspectives on what Cordaville Park says about Town governance I want to thank you for your informative post. Just FYI: A couple of years ago when I was at the 911 Field, I noticed it wasn't being maintained -- ... June 05 18:52
- Becka Dente left a comment on Letter: Withdraw the MSBA application for a new Neary There is absolutely no requirement that we decline this opportunity now, and no benefit to doing so. Once that door is closed, it is closed for good -... June 05 17:28